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(Kids in motion tend to stay in motion!) We had family visiting for the weekend, so Carrie got to play with four of her cousins. She absolutely loved it, and the kids were all really good with Carrie – they’re all old enough to understand that you have to be gentle with a baby and [...]
Vital stats: 39 weeks, 5 days old 18 lbs. 28.5″ tall Only one shot today, which wasn’t too traumatic. Gone are the days when vaccinations meant a whole day of napping – today after Carrie’s appointment she played with her cousins, went swimming and played some more. For once we didn’t have many questions for [...]
This exchange happens every time Carrie and I go out, usually more than once: Complete Stranger: (to Carrie) You’re so beautiful! me: (to Carrie) Say, “thank you” sweetie. C.S.: (to me) No, really, she’s beautiful! me: Thanks! C.S.: I really mean it, she’s beautiful! me: Um, thanks. (to Carrie) Wave bye-bye now, we have to [...]
Look! The second band of ladybugs is done! I’m about halfway up the body of the sweater now I think, or close to it in any case. The colors aren’t quite right, it’s not quite so blindingly turquoise, but it’s close enough. (For truer colors, check out the very old picture on the project page.) [...]
That was not exactly the easiest upgrade ever. In fact, there were quite a few heart-stopping moments where I was frantically wishing I’d done a full backup instead of my lazy version of a backup. But it’s all better now, and Tiger is definitely a worthwhile upgrade. Oh, and since my laptop was pretty much [...]
Dear Carolyn, My goodness. You’ve been out in the world for as long as I was pregnant with you! The time really has gone by so quickly – in just a few short months I’ll be planning your first birthday party. You’ve been trying so hard to stand up without pulling up on anything and [...]
Carrie had her first visit to an Apple Store today, while we fulfilled our inner geeks and attended the opening. We ended up standing in line for close to an hour to get in. I felt a little like a bad mommy, because Carrie ended up missing her morning nap for it, although she literally [...]
Of course, I buy new binkies, and less than 24 hours later the old ones turn up – in places that I’m sure I looked, several times: behind the toybox and behind the crib. Oh, well. I suppose extra binkies are not necessarily a bad thing to have. I also have my first embarrassing story [...]
The other day we realized that 3 of Carrie’s 6 current binkies are MIA. Since we normally put her down for naps and bed with three binkies (one for her mouth and one for each hand!) this is a critical issue – what happens if another binky goes missing?!? For once in my life my [...]
One of the really neat things about Netflix is being able to get TV series DVDs. It works out especially well for us because it’s not a problem to fit in a 45 minute show after Carrie goes to bed, but a 2 hour movie keeps us up too late. The first series we tried [...]